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> Help. Which construction is better? Is the first sentence conditional?
Why not say
ALERT: Look for meat fibers as you inspect rawhide chews and dog toys. Also
sniff the product....
You get rid of your "conditional" construction this way. Also,
I took out the word "visible", as it's redundant if the inspector
isn't using a microscope or similar instrument.